How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Optometry?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Why your low scores on certain sections of OAT? Trend in grades? Why so?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Tell us about your shadowing experiences. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you advise the Senator regarding the health care reform?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"After explaining myself, they asked again well what are the reasons...you should have known the difficulty of college before going in..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"optstudent.com and studentdoctor.net" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the location is great! Right in Bryant Park and middle of downtown with Times Square like a few blocks away." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The whole interview process was not personable at all, and wasn't about getting to know me and what I can offer the school, but more an interrogation of my grades and scores and dates and they recalculated my grades right infront of me." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That SUNY doesn't replace any retaken grades, they'll incorporate all your grades in your gpa. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"SUNY was my top choice before the interview, but the staff was not friendly or welcoming. The tour seemed rushed also and I didn't get a feel of what SUNY offered their students and seemed like little effort was made to impress students..more so like we should already be impressed and thankful we got an interview. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$401-$500

What airport did you use?

JFK

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

1291 Bed & Breakfast

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

12/16/2009

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

7 out of 10